By Ben Lerner The big, traditional Broadway set design that defined the Golden Era – with its physical, moving set pieces and fully furnished rooms – is still around, of course. You’ve seen it recently in big budget shows like Moulin Rouge! and revivals like Sweeney Todd and Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, the […]

By Ben Lerner If you read the Broadway’s Best Shows feature about the most-revived plays in Broadway history, you know Shakespeare is the clear leader, although he had a multi-century headstart over runners-up like Henrik Ibsen, George Bernard Shaw, and Anton Chekhov. And that when focusing on twentieth-century American playwrights, Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie […]

A Look at the Best Set Designs Behind the 2026 Tony Nominees

Classics are classics for a reason, and some plays lead the pack in their repeated popularity over the decades. If you’ve ever wondered which are brought back the most, look no further!

Richard Thomas has performed on Broadway every single decade from the 1950s through the 2020s, with the exception of the 1970s and 1990s.

The revival of Eric Bentley’s gripping docudrama opened at New York City Center this month.

Broadway’s biggest night is almost here! Whether you’re a lifelong theatre fan or tuning in to see your favorite stars, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the 2026 Tony Awards in the United States.

It takes a lot of invisible labor to make Broadway’s theatrical magic look effortless, and many of the hardest-working folks in the industry are still left out of the Tony Awards. Here are ten of the many blind spots that the Tony Awards could address with new categories.

A chilling piece of American theatre history is heading back into the spotlight. The play revisits one of the most infamous chapters in American cultural history, when artists, actors, writers, directors, and performers were asked to defend their loyalty, reveal their politics, and, in many cases, name names.

Schmigadoon is by and for lovers of traditional musical theatre and sticks the landing.

Those who can put their purism of the film aside, or those going in blind, will greatly enjoy this fast-paced, funny, and deeply entertaining play as its own work of art.

Every year, nomination morning tells us what Broadway loved, what it respected, what it rewarded, and what it somehow pretended not to see. Here are the biggest surprises and snubs of the season.

Before the Tonys hand out their envelopes and the discourse shifts to who won and who was snubbed, it’s worth pausing to ask a quieter question: what was Broadway actually saying this year?

Playwrights are consistently drawn to newsrooms and broadcast desks because these environments act as a perfect, ready-made pressure cooker for dramatic conflict. Here’s a sampling of plays that center around journalism.

All of the current Broadway Plays

Plays and Musicals by Irish Writers to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

A conversation with the playwright

Best Shows For A Theatre Date

Blood/Love is sure to entice lovers of musical theatre and sexy vampires alike.

Broadway is built on emotion, humanity, and shared experience.

A look at NY leaders that became compelling theatrical characters.

This year’s holiday theatre lineup offers something for every festive mood.

An exploration of dreams, setbacks, and the human condition beneath the glittering surface.

An immersive theatrical dining experience blending global Jewish stories, culinary artistry, and live performance.

Big, bold, and fiercely alive.

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Heather Headley, Boyd Gaines, Karen Ziemba, + more.

Miss Piggy and her Muppet friends cameo in Rob Lake Magic.

Actors, Artists, and True Fans

A Costume Spectacular Inspired by This Season’s Hits

Hope and the Chaos of Creation

A glorious revival of a musical masterpiece that is always timely, but remarkably so in 2025.

Art, at its most fearless, can move hearts and minds.

A Broadway production that hits back, with all the feelings attached.

Mike talks about what it really means to hold a show together.

We sat down with Casting Director Peter Van Dam to talk about his journey from actor to casting.

The 2025 calendar shows why New York’s theatre scene remain a magnet for stars who could easily continue working in film or television.

What happened to the original cast after they bid farewell to Uganda?

Nothing stirs the pot in musical theatre quite like a good love triangle.

There’s something about a Broadway heartbreak song that hits differently than any other kind of musical theatre moment. Here are 12 songs that burn, break and boldly define the emotional moments.

It’s time for some astrology, Broadway style.

This year’s class of nominees includes some historic firsts and notable exceptions to the rule, worth a shoutout.

A wild western true story gets the folk rock treatment

Let’s take a look at where the stars of this moving production are now.

Glengarry Glen Ross is here to remind us that there’s room for any kind of theater at the Palace—and sometimes, a good well-timed insult can hurt as much as a high note.

Idina Menzel swings and sings from the treetops in Broadway’s new tree-centric musical, Redwood. With a soaring pop-infused score by Kate Diaz, Menzel stuns in this emotionally charged production. She’s joined by standouts Zachary Noah Piser as her late son and Khaila Wilcoxon as a Redwood botanist and fellow tree lover, both delivering powerhouse performances […]

With so much hitting the New York boards in the next three months, we are narrowing the pack to the things we can wait the least to see!

As we at Broadway’s Best Shows celebrate the start of another wonderful year of theater, we want to take a moment to reflect on some of the Best Shows of 2024.

Audra McDonald is turning in another masterclass performance on the Broadway stage, this time filling the shoes of Gypsy’s iconic stage mom Mama Rose at the Majestic Theatre. In George C. Wolfe’s new revival, Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson play Louise and June, respectively, shining as blindingly brightly as their showbiz characters, alongside Danny Burstein’s […]

Small town living may not be for everyone, but Our Town’s exploration of humanity remains universal.